# 灰色
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huīsè
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fui$^1$ sik$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fôi-set
    (Meixian, Guangdong): foi$^1$ sêd$^5$
* Northern Min (KCR): hó-să̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): he-sek / hoe-sek / he-siak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huê$^1$ sêg$^4$ / hui$^1$ sêg$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$hue-seq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huīsè
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hueisè
*** Wade–Giles: hui$^1$-sê$^4$
*** Yale: hwēi-sè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueiseh
*** Palladius: хуэйсэ (xuejsɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fui$^1$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: fūi sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fui$^1$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fui$^1$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôi-set
*** Hakka Romanization System: foi$^ˊ$ sed$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: foi$^1$ sed$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /foi̯²⁴ set̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: foi$^1$ sêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /foɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sɛt̚¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hó-să̤
*** Sinological IPA : /xo⁵⁴ sɛ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he-sek
*** Tâi-lô: he-sik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: heseg
*** IPA (Taipei): /he⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /he⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-sek
*** Tâi-lô: hue-sik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoeseg
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he-siak
*** Tâi-lô: he-siak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hesiag
*** IPA (Philippines): /he³³ siak̚⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huê$^1$ sêg$^4$ / hui$^1$ sêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hue sek / hui sek
*** Sinological IPA : /hue³³⁻²³ sek̚²/, /hui³³⁻²³ sek̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$hue-seq
*** MiniDict: hue$^平$ seh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$hue-seq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /hue⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/

### Noun

灰色
* gray (color)
       Nǐmen yǒu huīsè tào tóu máoyī de xiànhuò ma? [Pinyin]
       Have you any grey pullovers in stock?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 灰色 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 灰色 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 灰色 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 灰色兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 灰色兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 灰色 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 灰色 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 灰色 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 火灰色 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 灰色 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 灰色 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 殕色, 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 殕色, 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 殕色, 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鳥鼠仔色, 殕色 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 殕色 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鳥鼠仔色, 殕色 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鳥鼠仔色 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鳥鼠仔色 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鳥鼠仔色 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 殕色 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 殕色 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 火烌色 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 火烌色 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 灰色 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 灰色 |

#### Derived terms

* 灰色技能 (huīsè jìnéng)
* 灰色收入 (huīsè shōurù)
* 灰色文獻 / 灰色文献 (huīsè wénxiàn)
* 銀灰色 / 银灰色 (yínhuīsè)
* 鐵灰色 / 铁灰色

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 회색(灰色) (hoesaek)

### See also

Colors in Chinese · 顏色 / 颜色 (layout · text) :
| 白色 | 灰色 | 黑色 |
| 紅色 / 红色, 赤色; 緋紅色 / 绯红色, 豔紅色 / 艳红色, 大紅 / 大红 | 橙色; 棕色, 褐色 | 黃色 / 黄色; 奶油色 |
| 青檸色 / 青柠色 | 綠色 / 绿色 | |
| 青色; 深青色 | 湛藍色 / 湛蓝色, 蔚藍色 / 蔚蓝色, 天藍色 / 天蓝色 | 藍色 / 蓝色 |
| 紫羅蘭色 / 紫罗兰色; 靛色 | 洋紅色 / 洋红色; 紫色 | 粉紅色 / 粉红色 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 灰 | 色 |
| はい Grade: 6 | いろ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
From 灰(はい) (hai, “ash”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “color”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はいいろ [hàííró] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ha̠iiɾo̞]

#### Noun

灰(はい)色(いろ) • (haiiro)
* gray (color), an ashen color
* sad, pessimistic, gloomy
    Antonym: 薔薇色 (barairo)
    灰色(はいいろ)の人生(じんせい)
       haiiro no jinsei
       a sad life
* arousing doubt or suspicion of dishonesty or criminal activity

##### Derived terms

* 灰色狼(はいいろおおかみ) (haiiro ōkami)
* 灰色雁(はいいろがん) (haiirogan)
* 灰色狐(はいいろぎつね) (haiirogitsune)
* 灰色熊(はいいろぐま) (haiiroguma)
* 灰色経済(はいいろけいざい) (haiiro keizai)
* 灰色高官(はいいろこうかん) (haiiro kōkan)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 灰 | 色 |
| かい Grade: 6 | しょく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かいしょく [kàíshókú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠iɕo̞kɯ̟]

#### Noun

灰(かい)色(しょく) • (kaishoku)
* gray (color)

### See also

Colors in Japanese · 色(いろ) (iro) (layout · text) :
| 白(しろ) (shiro) | 灰(はい)色(いろ) (haiiro), 鼠(ねずみ)色(いろ) (nezumiiro) (dated) | 黒(くろ) (kuro) |
| 赤(あか) (aka); 深(しん)紅(く) (shinku), クリムゾン (kurimuzon), 紅(べに)色(いろ) (beniiro), 紅(くれない)色(いろ) (kurenaiiro), 茜(あかね)色(いろ) (akaneiro) | 橙(だいだい)色(いろ) (daidaiiro), オレンジ (orenji); 茶(ちゃ)色(いろ) (chairo), 褐(かっ)色(しょく) (kasshoku) | 黄(き)色(いろ) (kiiro); クリーム色(いろ) (kurīmuiro) |
| 黄(き)緑(みどり) (kimidori) | 緑(みどり) (midori), 青(あお) (ao) (dated) | 若(わか)緑(みどり) (wakamidori) |
| 水(みず)色(いろ) (mizuiro), シアン (shian); 鴨(かも)の(の)羽(はね)色(いろ) (kamo no hane iro) | 空(そら)色(いろ) (sorairo), 縹(はなだ) (hanada); 青(あお) (ao) | 紺(こん)藍(あい) (kon'ai); 紺(こん) (kon) |
| 菫(すみれ)色(いろ) (sumireiro); 藍(あい)色(いろ) (aiiro), インジゴ (injigo) | 赤(あか)紫(むらさき) (akamurasaki), マゼンタ (mazenta); 紫(むらさき) (murasaki) | 桃(もも)色(いろ) (momoiro), ピンク (pinku) |

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 灰 | 色 |

### Noun

灰色 • (hoesaek) (hangeul 회색)
* hanja form of 회색 (“grey (colour)”)

## Okinawan
### Etymology

Kanji in this term :
| 灰 | 色 |
| ふぇー Grade: 6 | いる Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
From 灰(ふぇー) (fē, “ash”) + 色(いる) (iru, “color”). Cognate with Japanese 灰色 (haiiro).

### Noun

灰(ふぇー)色(いる) (fēiru)
* gray (color), an ashen color